Police charged 40-year-old Michael Bowden with theft after the manager of Ocean’s Ice Cream inside Rivergate Mall provided police with a security video showing the temporary mall employee climbing over the counter and taking seven scoops of ice cream from the business. A commissioner released him on his own recognizance.
COMPLAINT:
2021-0529465
ARREST WARRANT / AFFIDAVIT:
On 10-10-21 the complainant who is the manager at Oceans Ice Cream located inside of the Rivergate Mall called Mall security to report a theft. The complainant had a video on his phone from 10-09-21 at 2124 Hrs. showing a temp employee working for the mall identified as Michael Bowden climbing over the counter after hours and stealing seven scoops of ice cream. The mall does have video as well as the complainant showing the defendant committing the theft.